The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2105
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
3:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.19° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.88° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.